{"id":5283,"date":"2013-02-03T15:22:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-03T21:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/?p=5283"},"modified":"2013-02-03T18:47:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-04T00:47:01","slug":"top-posts-from-january-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/02\/top-posts-from-january-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Posts from January 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/320\/2013\/02\/Jan-2013-Calendar-Z8-Prin.png\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5284\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/320\/2013\/02\/Jan-2013-Calendar-Z8-Prin-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>January was my first full month blogging on Patheos. I look forward to many, many more exciting months and years to come! This past month there were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">47 total posts<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/category\/my-one-sentence-bible\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">28 posts from My One Sentence Bible series<\/a> (which covered the second half of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/tag\/the-book-of-luke\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Book of Luke<\/a> and beginning of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/tag\/the-book-of-john\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Book of John<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the Top 5 most viewed posts from the month of January<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/huge-announcement-by-famous-uk-pastor-steve-chalke\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Huge Announcement by Famous UK Pastor Steve Chalke<\/a> (January 15)<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/why-gabe-lyons-and-others-are-wrong-about-the-louie-giglio-aftermath\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Why Gabe Lyons and Others are Wrong about the Louie Giglio Aftermath<\/a> (January 11)<\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/i-just-got-uninvited-from-speaking-at-the-united-nations\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I Just Got Uninvited from Speaking at the United Nations<\/a> (January 17)<\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/reflections-on-the-louie-giglio-situation\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Reflections on the Louie Giglio Situation<\/a> (January 10)<\/p>\n<p>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/another-great-honor-for-love\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Another Great Honor for Love<\/a> (January 2)<\/p>\n<p>The most viewed post in January from My One Sentence Bible series was on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/jan-8-my-one-sentence-bible\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">January 8th<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January\u2019s top searched words\/phrases which led people to my blog<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1. Andrew Marin<\/p>\n<p>2. andrew marin patheos<\/p>\n<p>3. faith and homosexuality<\/p>\n<p>4. \u201cscot mcknight\u201d gay<\/p>\n<p>5. tony jones blog<\/p>\n<p>6. Mother Teresa<\/p>\n<p>7. top 12 movies of 2012<\/p>\n<p>8. history of biblical interpretation regarding slavery<\/p>\n<p>9. love is an orientation patheos<\/p>\n<p>10. best sentence in the bible<\/p>\n<p><strong>94 countries visited my blog in January. Here are the Top 10<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1. United States<\/p>\n<p>2. United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p>3. Canada<\/p>\n<p>4. Australia<\/p>\n<p>5. New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>6. Germany<\/p>\n<p>7. Ireland<\/p>\n<p>8. South Africa<\/p>\n<p>9. Belgium<\/p>\n<p>10. France<\/p>\n<p><strong>The cities in which visited my blog the most in January<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1. Chicago<\/p>\n<p>2. New York<\/p>\n<p>3. London<\/p>\n<p>4. Minneapolis<\/p>\n<p>5. San Fransisco<\/p>\n<p>6. DC<\/p>\n<p>7. Seattle<\/p>\n<p>8. Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>9. Portland<\/p>\n<p>10. Nashville<\/p>\n<p>Since my blog\u2019s inception on September 13, 2008 (which was first on Blogger (2008-2009), then on my own hosted site (2010-2012), and now here at Patheos (2013-current)), here are the all time most viewed posts\u2026 Of which two January 2013 posts cracked the Top 10:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2010\/06\/i-couldnt-be-more-proud-at-pride-you-know-in-a-humble-way-of-course\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I Couldn\u2019t Be More Proud at Pride, You Know, In a Humble Way of Course<\/a>\u00a0(June 29, 2010)<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2008\/10\/gay-marriage-2\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Gay Marriage<\/a> (October 30, 2008)<\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2011\/07\/gov-and-money\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Government and Money: I Don\u2019t Get It<\/a> (July 28, 2011)<\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2010\/09\/gagnon\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Conservative theologian REALLY doesn\u2019t like me, or anyone ASSOCIATED with me<\/a>\u00a0(September 3, 2010)<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/huge-announcement-by-famous-uk-pastor-steve-chalke\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Huge Announcement by Famous UK Pastor Steve Chalke<\/a>\u00a0(January 15, 2013)<\/p>\n<p>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2012\/12\/is-it-time-for-evangelicals-to-stop-opposing-gay-marriage\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Is It Time for Evangelicals to Stop Opposing Gay Marriage?<\/a> (December 5, 2012)<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/why-gabe-lyons-and-others-are-wrong-about-the-louie-giglio-aftermath\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Why Gabe Lyons and Others are Wrong about the Louie Giglio Aftermath<\/a>\u00a0(January 11, 2013)<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2012\/08\/my-quick-thought-on-chick-fil-a\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">My Quick Thought on Chick-Fil-A<\/a>\u00a0(August 3, 2012)<\/p>\n<p>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2009\/10\/ugandan-anti-homosexual-bill\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Ugandan Anti-Homosexual Bill<\/a> (October 30, 2009)<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2011\/02\/i-have-a-brilliant-idea-lets-protest-the-protesters\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I Have a Brilliant Idea, Let\u2019s Protest the Protesters<\/a>\u00a0(February 16, 2011)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January was my first full month blogging on Patheos. 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